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Research Aerospace Engineer, AST, Airbreathing Propulsion Systems (Direct Hire)

Langley Research Center | Hampton, United States | Posted June 22, 2026

Position Overview

Summary As a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) research aerospace engineer in the Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion Branch at NASA Langley Research Center, you will be working to apply computational methods and tools to numerically simulate the flow in high-speed propulsive flowpaths and around hypersonic vehicles. You will also be part of the branch's VULCAN-CFD software development team working to enhance existing capabilities, as well as incorporating new capabilities into the software. Responsibilities Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Applies CFD and numerical tools in a parallel processing environment to simulate and analyze the performance and operability of high-speed air-breathing propulsive components. Estimates numerical uncertainties and applies optimization ...

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